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Mantine is viable because it has a unique niche of being a hard counter to Volcarona while also compressing some roles (i.e: EQ immunity, soft Heatran check, Haze user, Defogger, and Urshifu-Rapid soft check). It is not something that is very practical, but with the right team, it is absolutely usable.
Dragapult is not currently on the radar. It has received under 1/3rd support for tiering action with both of the most recent tiering surveys and even less (under 1/4th) from qualifier players. We will continue to patrol the metagame, but we are not currently looking to test Dragapult.
Dragapult is not currently on the radar. It has received under 1/3rd support for tiering action with both of the most recent tiering surveys and even less (under 1/4th) from qualifier players. We will continue to patrol the metagame, but we are not currently looking to test Dragapult.
What is the Toxic/Protect Melmetal set??
Melmetal @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Fist
EVs: 20 HP / 252 Atk / 216 SpD / 20 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Toxic
- Protect
- Double Iron Bash
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
20 Speed to outrun Toxapex and other slow Melmetals, HP to maximize leftovers recovery (hp number divisible by 16), max Attack investment to still be a threat, rest in SpDef for more special bulk. Spreads might be different depending on the team, but the set is always this one.
Toxic and protect for crippling foes, scouting choice-locked mons and racking up leftovers recovery. Double Iron Bash is the mandatory stab, while you use a Ground coverage to hit Toxapex and most Steel types that are immune to Toxic. Earthquake is always better but High Horsepower is to be used in Grassy Terrain teams.
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Is there any reason at all to run Keldeo over Urshifu these days?
Only reason is if you want to sweep teams with SubCM when you have a Toxapex lure. As a breaker and pivot, Urshifu-Rapid is better generally. Specs Keldeo has a limited niche on Rain, but other options tend to be more common there, too.
does magma storm heatran count as Toxapex lure, or is it too common a set now for that to be the case?
Too common and Shed Shell is very common on Toxapex, so that’s a tough sell
cm/specs lele, well-played/supported lefties melmetal, gking/slowtwin + any abuser are some super reliable ones
stall has techs to work around a lot of stuff but just for example:
torn-less stall often loses to kart
unaware clef-less stall struggles vs dragon breakers like chomp/ddpult
blissey-less stall loses to blace/pult/volcarona
stall has techs to work around a lot of stuff but just for example:
torn-less stall often loses to kart
unaware clef-less stall struggles vs dragon breakers like chomp/ddpult
blissey-less stall loses to blace/pult/volcarona
Future Sight + free pivot is pretty impossible to play around with reactive teams
Something like Galarian Zapdos (with U-turn) + an Electric type (Tapu Koko, Regieleki, Volt Switch Boots Zeraora) can be cool, mainly because Gzap help pressuring Spikes removers.
It generally opts to run 3A + Soft or CM 2A + Soft with Life Orb. Stealth Rock can cripple Steels with Knock Off or Trick, however.
If you mean where to find good teams you can check the sample teams thread here: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ss-ou-sample-teams-crown-tundra.3672556/ (teams have a breakdown explaining how they work). You can also find different sample teams in the OU room on PS! (by writting /rfaq s in the chatroom).
If you want advices to improve a team you have built you can either make a post in the RMT section (here: https://www.smogon.com/forums/forums/ss-ou-teams.545/, but be sure to read the rules) or ask in the trainer academy room on PS!
What does the Physical Defensive Rotom-W set look like?
Rotom-Wash @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 168 Def / 88 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Pain Split
- Thunder Wave / Will-O-Wisp / Defog
I have this in my builder, Rocky Helmet punishes Urshifu-R / Weavile multi hit moves. There's different Speed spreads (you can have a look at this: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ss-ou-speed-tiers.3672175/)
Thank you!
Can someone please explain how can I make use of parting shot effectively with an example?